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TWiT Live Special: Ford Rouge Plant

Randy — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:19:19 +0000

iControlPad going into production

Randy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:39:52 +0000

After a few fits and false starts, the image above shows the iControlPad in what’s purported to be its final production form, according to inventor Craig Rothwell’s Twitter account. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet, and sales are supposed to start sometime in September, but Rothwell says the unit above is the first off the line, and there will be a production run of just 3000 to start. The unit has two sidebar pieces that wrap around the iPhone or iPod touch, and in addition to the extra control buttons on the bottom, the ‘pad also has a battery that “doubles the iPhone battery life for gaming.” There are shoulder buttons on the back as well.

Rothwell says he doesn’t ever expect to get Apple’s support on the project, but by just switching out the two side pieces, the pad could be adapted for any number of phones, so if the concept takes off, you can probably expect to see an Android version as well. We’ll keep an eye out for pricing and other information. It’s been a long (long) time coming, but for iPhone gamers who could use a few more buttons in their games, looks like the wait might almost be over.

[via Engadget]

Helicopter iPhone 4 720p Test Video

Randy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:01:53 +0000

Here’s a video I shot with the iPhone 4. It’s pretty nice to have something in your pocket, that does pretty much everything, plus shoot HD videos and amazing pictures!

Crysis 2: Hero’s Journey Multiplayer Footage

Randy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:54:27 +0000

This looks like a pretty sweet game! Graphics look pretty amazing.

Portal 2 Gameplay

Randy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:24:47 +0000

2012 Lexus LFA vs 2010 Nissan GT-R

Randy — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:42:53 +0000

Because I’m such a car nut, I will probably post a lot of things about cars and videos that make me fall out of my chair. This is one of those moments! Wow…

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Randy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:10:24 +0000

We gonna find you…

Randy — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:17:55 +0000

Woman wakes up to find intruder in her bed

And the song to go with this dumb dude:

Axon Logic Hackintosh Tablet May Just Out-iPad The iPad

Randy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:50:54 +0000

Back in April we heard word of an affordable hackintosh tablet called the Axon Haptic. We were skeptical, since all we had was an anonymous tip and a render — something any 3D concept artist could have cooked up in an hour or two. But now we know that the Axon Haptic is real, you’ll be able to pre-order it this week, and yes, it runs OS X.

Let’s just get right to the juicy part, shall we? The Haptic is designed from the ground up to be compatible with any Darwin OS. That includes several UNIX distributions such as PureDarwin, and of course Apple OS X. Of course, installing OS X on anything other than Apple hardware is a breach of the license agreement, so Axon Logic (the company that makes the Haptic) strongly urges you not to do it, though of course they are not responsible for how you use the open-source software they include. I, on the other hand, think it’s a great idea.

Cringe-inducing typo outside N.C. school

Randy — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:47:21 +0000

Well, here’s something to make your old English teacher gasp in horror: A road contractor hired to paint the word “school” on a freshly paved stretch of road near Southern Guilford High School in North Carolina rendered the traffic area in question a “shcool” zone.